The late Don Drysdale’s playing career with the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers came to a halt during the 1969 season, but his loyalty and future broadcasting days with the Dodgers was far from over. In fact, Drysdale began his broadcasting days with the Dodgers in 1988, the same season they won their last World Series. This lot features several pieces of equipment “Big D” wore during a few Dodgers Old-Timers’ Day Game in the late ‘80s and early ‘90s.
There are three different Dodgers game-worn jerseys, two home variations and one road gray. The two white home uniforms read “Dodgers” and “Los Angeles,” respectively, in blue script tackle twill lettering, while the lone road gray reads “Dodgers” in blue tackle twill script outlined in white. All three jerseys boast Drysdale’s patented uniform number “53” in red tackle twill on the left breast area. The two “Dodgers” jerseys include “W.A. Goodman & Sons” manufacturer’s tagging on the inside rear collar, complete with washing instructions, which means they are from the mid-1980s. The lone “Los Angeles” jersey includes “AIS” tagging on the left front tail which dates it to the 1988-89 era. All three jerseys feature “DRYSDALE” arched across the shoulders in blue tackle twill outlined in white above his uniform number “53” in like fashion. All three jerseys reflect game use.
In addition, this lot includes a Los Angeles Dodges “New Era” cap (size 7 5/8) that has “53” written in black on the underside of the bill. Based on its tagging, the New Era cap dates 1988-89. Finally, the lot features two 16” x 20” color team photographs showing the Dodger Alumni participants in the 1988 and 1992 Equitable Oldtimers Day Dodger Stadium games. They both include special blue machine printing to indicate the years of the two different games; “Big D’ played in both.
Includes LOA from the Drysdale Family.